Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:00 pm
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Cutting a long story short, my 87 yr old Mum was telling me about a distant relative who she knew when she was a little girl and who became a pilot in the RAF. She can remember some personal details like who he married, but little about his career as a pilot other than he died in a plane crash.
Google reveals a little bit about him. It looks like he survived the war as he's mentioned in the 1951 honours list receiving the "King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air". I don't know what that is, but see that he's listed as a Flt Lt and as having a DFC - his entry reads "Flight Lieutenant Jack Netherwood, DFC (182538)."
Can someone point me in the right direction to find out a little more about him - like what he did to receive a DFC? Google suggests he was at RAF Syerston during WWII and was born in West Yorkshire in 1923.
Thanks for any pointers.....
Google reveals a little bit about him. It looks like he survived the war as he's mentioned in the 1951 honours list receiving the "King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air". I don't know what that is, but see that he's listed as a Flt Lt and as having a DFC - his entry reads "Flight Lieutenant Jack Netherwood, DFC (182538)."
Can someone point me in the right direction to find out a little more about him - like what he did to receive a DFC? Google suggests he was at RAF Syerston during WWII and was born in West Yorkshire in 1923.
Thanks for any pointers.....
Last edited by PaulB on Tue Feb 14, 2017 11:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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